Puffing-iron.



' G. HORNBERGER & B. BATH;

PUPIING IRON. APPLICATION FILED AUG.14,1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Fla mentors Wit" mm UNITED STATES PATEN T OFFICE.

CARL HORNBERGER AND BALTI-IASAR BATH, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

PUFFING-IRON.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CARL HORNBERGER and BALTHASAR BATH, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Puiflng-Irons, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawmg.

This invention relates to puifing irons, and the object of our invention is to provide in the manner as hereinafter set forth an appliance for laundry use which can be advantageously used for ironing fine and delicate wearing a parel, ruffles, gatherings, tucks.

A laundry appliance in accordance with this invention is not used similar to an ordinary iron, but is held stationary and the piece of fabric moved over the same, the iron proper being adjustably connectei'l to a clamp that is attached to a suitable support.

The detail construction entering into our invention will be presently described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings :-Figure 1 is a side elevation of our appliance, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectionalview on line X-X Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the appliance partly broken away.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a circular plate having two rearwardly extending clamping arms 2, one of these arms being provided with a set screw 3 having a head 4, said head and the other of said arms being designed to clamp the edge of a table 5 or similar support. The plate 1 is provided with a central threaded opening 6 for a set screw 7, said set screw being employed for holding an oblong block 8 in engagement with the plate 1. The face of the block 8 confronting the plate 1 is provided with a groove 9 for the contracted end 10 of a shank 11, said shank supporting a mushroom shaped head 12 constituting an iron proper. The block 8 is provided with a smooth opening 13, whereby said lolock can be swung at an angle when the set screw 7 is loosened, thereby permitting of the head 12 being supported at an angle, when it is desired to use the edge of said head for ironing a piece of work.

It is only necessary for an operator to hold a piece of fabric in both hands and pass the same back and forth over the head 12, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 14, 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Serial No. 448,455.

after said head has become cooled, the set screw 7 is loosened, the iron removed, placed on the stove for heating and another iron used. The head 12 will occupy a comparatively small space upon a stove and can be as easily handled as the ordinary form of sad iron.

Our appliance is particularly adapted for laundries where a large amount of gathered and ruffled work is handled.

We make the appliance of strong and durable metal, and the screw 3 permits of the same being placed in engagement with supports of various thicknesses.

Having now described our invention what we claim as new, is

1. An appliance for laundry purposes comprising a circular plate, rearwardly extending clamp arms carried thereby, a set screw carried by one of said arms, a head carried by said screw and confronting the other of said arms, an oblong block adjustably connected to said circular plate, said block having a groove formed therein confronting said circular plate, a shank having a contracted end fitting in said groove, and a mushroomshaped iron carried by said shank.

2. An appliance for laundry purposes of the type described comprising a circular plate, clamping arms carried thereby, a set screw carried by one of said arms, a block adj ustably connected to said circular plate, said block having a groove formed therein confronting said plate, a shank mounted in said groove, and an iron carried by said shank.

3. An appliance for laundry purposes comprising a circular plate, clamping arms carried thereby, an angularly adjustable block detachably connected to said plate, a shank detachably supported by said block, and an iron carried by said shank.

4. An appliance for laundry purposes comprising a circular plate, an angularly adjustable block connected thereto, a vertically adjustable shank supported by said block, an iron carried by said shank, and clamping means carried by said circular plate, substan tially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL HORNBERGER. BALTHASAR BATH. Witnesses:

MAX H. Snonovrrz, A. J. Taxes. 

